What is the Least Common Multiple of 47868 and 47875?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 47868 and 47875 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 47868 and 47875, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(47868,47875) = 1
LCM(47868,47875) = ( 47868 × 47875) / 1
LCM(47868,47875) = 2291680500 / 1
LCM(47868,47875) = 2291680500

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 47868 and 47875 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 47868 and 47875. First we will calculate the prime factors of 47868 and 47875.

Prime Factorization of 47868

Prime Factorization of 47875

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 47868 and 47875.

LCM(47868,47875) = 2² × 3¹ × 3989¹ × 5³ × 383¹
LCM(47868,47875) = 2291680500